#OneTrayvon Re-Imagines Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman Incident
Recording artist Qba Libre today released #OneTrayvon, a music video that re-imagines the Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman incident set to the Qba Libre song “Ola Criminal.” The piece was directed by writer/director Barry Canty and can be viewed at www.onetrayvon.tumblr.com.
Los Angeles, CA, October 09, 2013 --(PR.com)-- Recording artist Qba Libre today released #OneTrayvon, a music video that re-imagines the Trayvon Martin and George Zimmerman incident set to the Qba Libre song “Ola Criminal.” The piece was directed by writer/director Barry Canty and can be viewed on YouTube at the link below as well as at www.onetrayvon.tumblr.com.
Performed in a mix of English and Spanish, “Ola Criminal” is about crime and the recent oubursts of gun violence in America. The song is from Qba Libre’s latest mixtape Cuban Missile Crisis and features vocals from Mauri.
#OneTrayvon is the third music video collaboration between Qba Libre and filmmaker Barry Canty. “When Barry came to me with the idea I was immediately inspired,” said Qba Libre. “I realized it was important to be a part of the Trayvon Martin conversation, but I was still searching for a way to engage by integrating it into my art. This concept was the perfect opportunity.”
“The inspiration for #OneTrayvon came to me while watching the video for the Earl Sweatshirt song ‘Hive.’ I was familiar with the track ‘Ola Criminal’ and had given some thought to creating a video for it, but didn’t have an idea about how to approach it until then,” said director Barry Canty. “I was and still am troubled by how much of the public response to the verdict in the Trayvon Martin killing fell along racial lines, and I wanted to encourage people to see it from a broader perspective. On that night in Sanford, Florida, an adult with a gun chased and killed an unarmed teen. It’s that simple. Forget all the posthumous character assassination of Trayvon Martin and the discussion of George Zimmerman’s attitude toward race. An adult accosted a minor, frightened him and then killed the minor for fighting back. Not to sound naive, but I do not believe George Zimmerman is a racist - it’s too simplistic of an explanation and his personal actions don’t support that notion - but it’s unfortunate the discussion of the incident has the cloud of racism hanging over it. Black people shouldn’t be the only ones mad. Anyone who opposes the killing of unarmed children should be as well.”
The piece ends with a moving coda set to Antonio Vivaldi’s “Stabat Mater” and features actual Tweets disparaging the dead teen, President Obama and promoting gun violence.
#OneTrayvon stars Michael Terrence, Luis Garcia, Kevin Keller, Stan Vang and Jesse Taylor. The video was produced by Finneus Egan.
About Qba Libre
The Qba Libre song “Makuta”, featuring Culver City Dub Collective and produced by Mike Baiardi, was recently used in the awarding winning F/X Network drama Justified for the episode “Hole in the Wall”. Previous placements for Qba Libre include the track “God Damn” in the popular video game Need for Speed:Undercover, Step Up to the Streets 2 and The Pauly D Project on MTV. In the coming months, Qba Libre will be releasing the 80’s inspired EP Magic City and the full-length album After Party.
www.onetrayvon.tumblr.com
www.qbalibre.tumblr.com
www.barrycanty.com
Media Contact:
Preston Davenport
(310) 574-2592
onetrayvon@gmail.com
onetrayvon.tumblr.com
Performed in a mix of English and Spanish, “Ola Criminal” is about crime and the recent oubursts of gun violence in America. The song is from Qba Libre’s latest mixtape Cuban Missile Crisis and features vocals from Mauri.
#OneTrayvon is the third music video collaboration between Qba Libre and filmmaker Barry Canty. “When Barry came to me with the idea I was immediately inspired,” said Qba Libre. “I realized it was important to be a part of the Trayvon Martin conversation, but I was still searching for a way to engage by integrating it into my art. This concept was the perfect opportunity.”
“The inspiration for #OneTrayvon came to me while watching the video for the Earl Sweatshirt song ‘Hive.’ I was familiar with the track ‘Ola Criminal’ and had given some thought to creating a video for it, but didn’t have an idea about how to approach it until then,” said director Barry Canty. “I was and still am troubled by how much of the public response to the verdict in the Trayvon Martin killing fell along racial lines, and I wanted to encourage people to see it from a broader perspective. On that night in Sanford, Florida, an adult with a gun chased and killed an unarmed teen. It’s that simple. Forget all the posthumous character assassination of Trayvon Martin and the discussion of George Zimmerman’s attitude toward race. An adult accosted a minor, frightened him and then killed the minor for fighting back. Not to sound naive, but I do not believe George Zimmerman is a racist - it’s too simplistic of an explanation and his personal actions don’t support that notion - but it’s unfortunate the discussion of the incident has the cloud of racism hanging over it. Black people shouldn’t be the only ones mad. Anyone who opposes the killing of unarmed children should be as well.”
The piece ends with a moving coda set to Antonio Vivaldi’s “Stabat Mater” and features actual Tweets disparaging the dead teen, President Obama and promoting gun violence.
#OneTrayvon stars Michael Terrence, Luis Garcia, Kevin Keller, Stan Vang and Jesse Taylor. The video was produced by Finneus Egan.
About Qba Libre
The Qba Libre song “Makuta”, featuring Culver City Dub Collective and produced by Mike Baiardi, was recently used in the awarding winning F/X Network drama Justified for the episode “Hole in the Wall”. Previous placements for Qba Libre include the track “God Damn” in the popular video game Need for Speed:Undercover, Step Up to the Streets 2 and The Pauly D Project on MTV. In the coming months, Qba Libre will be releasing the 80’s inspired EP Magic City and the full-length album After Party.
www.onetrayvon.tumblr.com
www.qbalibre.tumblr.com
www.barrycanty.com
Media Contact:
Preston Davenport
(310) 574-2592
onetrayvon@gmail.com
onetrayvon.tumblr.com
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(310) 574-2592
www.onetrayvon.tumblr.com
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(310) 574-2592
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